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I hold a BSc in Mathematics and a PhD in Management Science which focused on Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis under uncertainty, both from the University of Strathclyde (Glasgow Scotland).

My career began with research positions at the University of Strathclyde, the Belgian Nuclear Energy Research Centre and the Technical University of Helsinki.

Prior to returning to academia in 2013, I worked in criminal justice and law enforcement, as Research and Training Manager for the Risk Management Authority and as Senior Intelligence Analyst and Deputy Principal Analyst for Police Scotland..

Currently, my research interests include energy security, barriers and enablers to the promotion and diffusion of clean energy in resource-rich countries and in particular transitional nations. I am also interested in the sustainable development of transitional nations and the role of social enterpreneurship.

My teaching expertise includes the broad areas of quantitative data analysis/statistics, business analytics and decision analysis.

I am Module Leader for the following modules:

Business Analytics

Introduction to Finance and Statistics

I also provide advice on research methodology to final year undergraduate students working on their dissertations and to MSc students working on their theses.

My research interests focus on energy security and energy policy and governance in resource-rich countries with particular focus on transitional nations as well as on the water-energy-food nexus. I am also interested in the sustainable development of transitional economies and the role of social enterpreneurship.

I was the second supervisor of Dr Masud Bala who successfully defended his PhD thesis in 2015. He investigated the effects of the adoption of the International Reporting Standards on the financial reporting of Nigerian listed oil and gas companies.

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Funding

The Erasmus+ Programme grant (EURO 60,750), for staff mobility for internationalisation via collaborative projects in teaching and training with a partner university in Kazakhstan – KIMEP University. Drafted an application and will serve as key person for implementation (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (June 2018 to September 2019).

The Erasmus+ Programme grant (EURO 51,220) for staff mobility for internationalisation via collaborative projects in teaching and training with two partner universities in Ukraine – Kiev National Economics University and Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University. Drafted an application and will serve as key person for implementation (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (June 2018 to September 2019).

The Erasmus+ Programme grant (EURO 62,640), for staff mobility for internationalisation via collaborative projects in teaching and training with partner universities in Russia. Drafted an application and will serve as key person for implementation (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (June 2018 to September 2019).

British Council Researcher Links Grant (£1,500) to participate in a workshop on "Sustainable Energy and Climate Change in Russia: Policies, discourses and narratives" (Nottigham-UK, November 2018).

The Erasmus+ Programme grant (EURO 58,000), for staff mobility for internationalisation via collaborative projects in teaching and training with a partner university in Kazakhstan – Eurasian Technological University. Drafted an application and will serve as key person for implementation (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (June 2017 to September 2018).

The Erasmus+ Programme grant (EURO 47,000) for staff mobility for internationalisation via collaborative projects in teaching and training with two partner universities in Ukraine – Kiev National Economics University and Kremenchuk Mykhailo Ostrohradskyi National University. Drafted an application and will serve as key person for implementation (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (June 2017 to September 2018).

British Council Researcher Links Travel Grant (£3,872) to conduct an individual research project on the role of Higher Education in clean energy promotion and policy development in Kazakhstan (received February 2016, research conducted June 2016-May 2017).

British Council Researcher Links Grant (£44,200) to conduct a 5-day workshop, on behalf of the DBS, on "Energy security: Sustainable management of natural resources". Drafted and submitted application, involved in organising and delivering the workshop (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (received February 2016, workshop took place in June/July 2016).

British Council Researcher Links Grant (£44,200) to conduct a 5-day workshop, on behalf of the DBS, on "Management of innovation in the agricultural sector". Drafted and submitted application, involved in organising and delivering the workshop (together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev) (received February 2016, workshop took place in November 2016).

British Council Researcher Links Grant (£1,500) to participate in a workshop on "Renewable energy technology: Future, opportunity, and challenges for the UK and Turkey" (Istanbul-Turkey, April 2016).

University of Strathclyde Strategic Workshops in Data Science, funded through ESRC Institutional Grant (£2,675): Grant to organise a workshop on “Policing and Data Science: Challenges and opportunities” with Prof Alec Morton, University of Strathclyde (received December 2015, workshop took place in February 2016).

British Council Researcher Links Grant (£1,500) to participate in a workshop on "Development of disaster resilient coastal communities to enhance economic development and social welfare" (Bandung-Indonesia, October/November 2015).

British Council Researcher Links Grant (£1,500) to participate in a workshop on “Promotion of clean energy in resource-rich countries: case study of Kazakhstan” (Astana-Kazakhstan,August 2015).

Scottish Funding Council Innovation Voucher Scheme (£5,000) to conduct the project “Regional business development research: The Aero Space Centre case”, with Dr Alex Avramenko, Dundee Business School (May 2015).

University of Strathclyde Seed Funding (£1,500) for the project “Demand-driven resource allocation for predictive policing” with Dr Wei Yang, University of Strathclyde (May 2015).

Outwith academia, I have worked on projects funded by Scottish Enterprise and the Scottish Executive.

• Regional Studies Association
• International Society of Multiple Criteria Decision Making
• Decision Analysis special interest group under the auspices of the Operational Research Society
• Euro Working Group on MCDA
• Scottish Institute of Policing Research (SIPR)
• British Academy of Management

Knowledge Exchange

I was the Chair and Organiser of the DBS Research Seminars between 2013 and 2016, inviting prominent academics at the forefront of their field to present their work to Dundee Business School (DBS) staff and PhD students.

Outreach

In November 2018, together with Dr Nikolai Mouraviev, I organised and run -in partnership with St Leonards School in St Andrews- an event as part of the ESRC's Festival of Social Science. The event was entitled "Hidden Figures: Race and gender equality through time".

In May 2015, I served as an external panel member at a validation event for undergraduate and postgraduate programmes for the Queen's Margaret University in Edinburgh. The programmes are to be delivered by the Athens Metropolitan College in Greece.

As a Lecturer at the Dundee Business School, I am readily involved with local businesses and organisations, supporting their decision making processes. If your business/organisation is faced with an important decision and you need help to reach a well thought-through and informed choice, please get in touch.